| Conflict: | Battle of Luchana |
| Partof: | First Carlist War |
| Date: | 23–24 December 1836 |
| Place: | Bilbao and vicinities, Basque Country, Spain |
| Result: | Liberal victory |
| Combatant1: | Carlists supporting Infante Carlos of Spain |
| Combatant2: | Liberals (Isabelinos or Cristinos) supporting Isabella II of Spain and her regent mother Maria Christina |
| Commander2: | Baldomero Espartero |
The Battle of Luchana (Lutxana in Basque) occurred at Bilbao and its vicinities during the night of December 23, 1836 and went on until December 24, 1836.[1] [2] The Carlists were besieging Bilbao and controlled the water and land routes towards the city. The battle of Luchana took place in the district belonging to the parish of Deusto and the municipality of Erandio, on the banks of the Asúa River, which empties into the Nervión at the spot known as Luchana. The Carlists were defeated and the siege of Bilbao was lifted.